Art & Culture

Blood Portrait

Satyen K Bordoloi

A Pakistani artist drew his own blood, half a litre of it, to paint this portrait. But the wait for a visa is discolouring it

The Real Culture Vultures

Samrat

There is a set of serial gatecrashers who live off Delhi’s vibrant cultural life. Some of them carry cards saying ‘freelance journalist and LIC agent’

Godspeed, Uncle Pai!

Vamsee Juluri

A comforting word after a silly answer, measuring out school with 12 years of Amar Chitra Katha, and a letter too late

California Dreaming

Amrita Tripathi

Lady Gaga speaking to me after she hatched out of an egg, Jay Leno calling me pretty, and other Grammy tales from LA

The Constant Travellers

Avantika Bhuyan

For forty years, Footsbarn has been travelling the world, performing. They live in homes-on-wheels as an itinerant little community. Now they’re pitching tent in India

Inside the Mind of Vishal Bhardwaj

Abhishek Chaubey

Filmmaker Abhishek Chaubey, who has worked with the director of 7 Khoon Maaf on various projects since 2002, on the quirks and passions that attend his talent